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Country around Lineville is a rural area of about 463 people in Decatur County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Des Moines, IA and 116 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $103k and rent runs about $519 a month.
463people
$103kTypical home
$519/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
28"Snow
239Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 463 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 66 mi to Des Moines, IA
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$649/mo)
- Median rent $519/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to DSM airport
- 64 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 731 mi to the ocean
- 290 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur County: R+47 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk